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EN AC-46500 Aluminum vs. EN 2.4816 Nickel

EN AC-46500 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while EN 2.4816 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown. Please note that the two materials have significantly dissimilar densities. This means that additional care is required when interpreting the data, because some material properties are based on units of mass, while others are based on units of area or volume.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN AC-46500 aluminum and the bottom bar is EN 2.4816 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 91
170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 74
190
Elongation at Break, % 1.0
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 110
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 28
74
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 270
700
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 520
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
1150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 610
1370
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 520
1320
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 100
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 26
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 81
1.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
55
Density, g/cm3 2.9
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.6
9.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 1030
260

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.3
190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170
190
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 49
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 32
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 41
3.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 77.9 to 90
0 to 0.3
Carbon (C), % 0
0.050 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.15
14 to 17
Copper (Cu), % 2.0 to 4.0
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.3
6.0 to 10
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.35
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.050 to 0.55
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.55
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.55
72 to 80
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 8.0 to 11
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.15
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.3
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 3.0
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.25
0